While most Disney hotels are expensive, the Tokyo Disney Celebration Hotel was a surprisingly affordable option for those who want the full Disney experience. We really enjoyed our stay here last month and I am excited to share our experience with you!
Overview
Tokyo Disney Celebration Hotel is one of five Disney hotels offered by Tokyo Disney Resort. It is categorized as a “Value Type” property which translates to a casual atmosphere with simple services and facilities at an affordable price. Our three nights stay from Monday, October 9 to Thursday, October 12 was ¥79,500 or approximately $725 CAD.
The hotel is comprised of two buildings, each featuring different themes. The Wish building is centred around dreams and wishes, and the Discover building captures the excitement of adventure and discovery. We stayed at Wish.
Location
Tokyo Disney Celebration is located in the Shin-Urayasu area, which is roughly 20 minutes from the Parks. We did not get a chance to explore the area as we left early and returned late every day, but according to Google Maps, the hotel is fairly secluded at the end of the street. I did not expect to find many, if any, shopping or dining options nearby.
To get to and from the Disney Parks, we used the complimentary Wish & Discover shuttle bus offered by the hotel. We received a daily shuttle bus timetable at check-in and the front desk was most helpful in suggesting what time we should aim to leave if we wanted to beat the crowd.
Guest Benefits
There were two perks exclusive for Disney hotel guests.
Happy Entry
The "Happy Entry" perk allows Disney hotel guests to enter Tokyo Disneyland or Tokyo DisneySea through a Special Entrance for Disney hotel guests 15 minutes earlier than other guests. “Happy Entry” can be used on any day during your stay, including day of checkout, just not on the day of check-in.
Since Tokyo Disney Celebration is a value hotel, our “Happy Entry” was only applicable to Tokyo Disneyland. We were asked to pick a date so the hotel could print our date specific Special Entrance Pass. We sure felt special when Park attendants waved us past the 50-mile long general entrance line to the Special Entrance.
Park Tickets
Disney hotel guests can purchase Park tickets from the front desk or designated Guest Service Counter, even if the Park tickets are sold out on the Tokyo Disney Resort website. We were asked at check-in whether we needed to purchase Park tickets, which I declined. Being the planner I was, I purchased our Park tickets from the official Disney website the day they were made available.
Lobby
The lobby was bright with lots of fun, cool details like teacup chairs with a Minnie Mouse statue in the centre. Off to one side was a small seating area with small lounge chairs and a TV meant for younger children.
There were many other little details scattered around the lobby, like stained window dividers and glass displays of miniature Disneyland rides and Disney characters.
There were two separate desk areas in the lobby, on opposite sides. To the right of the entrance was the Front Desk for check-in and check-out, and to the left was Guest Services.
Courtyard Garden
The property has a beautiful character-themed garden located just beyond the lobby in the hotel’s interior courtyard. In keeping with the “Wish” theme of the property, there was a wishing well in the centre of the courtyard flanked by a ladybug, dragon and Cheshire Cat (from Alice in Wonderland) topiaries.
The topiaries were illuminated at night, giving the courtyard a magical and slightly eerie glow.
Guest Room
We stayed in a “Wish” Standard Room. The room had a bright, colourful atmosphere which was enhanced by a mural covering one entire wall depicting Disney characters enjoying the attractions at the Parks.
The room was spacious enough to easily accommodate two adults and two children. There were four beds in total, two standard (twin) beds and two daybeds. The beds were comfortable enough though the mattresses were a tad firm, the norm in Japan.
The room came with a flat-screen TV (supposedly with free Disney channels but we never turned ours on), mini refrigerator, electric kettle with green tea bags, pajamas (for adults), room slippers, safe deposit box, and free wi-fi. Children’s pajamas were available upon request at Guest Services. The kiddos used their slippers and toothbrush but tossed the pajamas to the side. We found the material for the adults and kids pajamas stiff and coarse, definitely not suitable for sleeping in.
Sticking to Japanese custom, the sink, toilet and shower were in separate small and tight spaces. There were free Disney themed toiletries in the bathroom—toothbrush and toothpaste, hairbrush, amenity kit (cotton swabs, cotton balls, hair elastic) and body sponge.
Services and Facilities
Laundry
We did not stay long enough to make use of the laundry facilities but according to the website, coin laundry was located on each floor from the second to the fifth. The cost was ¥200 per wash (detergent purchased separately for ¥100) and ¥100 per 30 minutes in the dryer.
Disney Gift Shop
We found the Disney Fantasy gift shop a bit odd as it did not have any physical products but digital merchandise displays. To purchase an item, you had to scan a QR code which opens the online shopping site in the Tokyo Disney Resort app. This app is in Japanese with delivery restricted to Japan. What a bummer.
There was, however, a Disney brass coin souvenir press machine tucked into a little alcove near the Wish Café restaurant. Radwin found it on his quest to find a designated smoking area and I couldn’t help but collect a few on our last day before we departed.
Snack Shop
Wish Snacks & Sundries is a convenience store that sold pretty much everything from toothpaste and hairbrush to band-aids and diapers to ramen and fried chicken. The shops also sold smaller Disney souvenirs items like princess figurines. It was a Disney version of 7-Eleven and we loved it.
In fact, our first dinner in Tokyo was from this store! We were so tired and jetlagged after a 16-hour travel day, we picked up pasta, ramen and fried chicken from the shop and ate it in our room. It was surprisingly really good and satisfying!
Restaurant
Wish Café is the only dining option at Tokyo Disney Celebration Hotel and only open for breakfast. We were a little confused with the seating process on our first morning but by the third morning, we were pros.
There is a vending machine across the hall from the restaurant entrance where we purchased our breakfast buffet tickets. Breakfast was ¥1900 for adults and ¥900 for kids (approximately $17.30 CAD and $8.20 CAD). Once we had our tickets, we gave them to a Cast Member, who then gave us a small "occupied" sign and waved us into the restaurant to get seated anywhere we liked. Once we picked a table, we left the sign there to indicate it was occupied before we hit the buffet.
We were amazed at the selections and how wonderful everything tasted! While the freshly baked goods and cold selection offerings were the same every morning, the hot food selections rotated daily. There were croissants, pancakes, churros, breakfast patties, cold cuts, fresh bao buns, cold and hot soups, salads, fried rice, pasta, fresh fruits and more. This was one of the best free breakfasts we ever had at a hotel!
Overall
We loved our stay at Tokyo Disney Celebration Hotel. As far as value goes, the hotel exceeded my expectations.
The property was clean, cute and beautifully maintained. The Cast Members at Tokyo Disney Celebration Hotel were super friendly and helpful. You honestly can’t do better than the Tokyo Disney Celebration for the full but cost-conscious Disney experience!
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